irrespective
medication
status
allowed
continue
medication
during
study
Musical
skills
any
given
musical
background
were
not
required
although
these
exclude
clients
from
participation
Clients
were
excluded
they
had
history
repeated
suicidal
behaviour
psychosis
they
had
acute
and
severe
substance
misuse
the severity
depression
prevented
them
from
participating
measurements
engaging
in verbal
conversation
insufficient
knowledge
Finnish language
conducted
Music Therapy Clinic
Research and Training, University of Jyva¨skyla¨, Finland.
Trial registration
Recruitment
began in February 2008
continued until April 2009.
Participants
were
recruited
primarily
from
the Central Finland Health Care District’s psychiatric health centres
the psychiatric polyclinics of Jyva¨skyla¨ city.
Clinicians
at
these
centres
identified
potential
participants
among
their
patients
gave
them
information
about the study
When
these
patients
contacted
evaluated
them
based
on
the inclusion